F1: The Movie has been nominated for four Academy Awards—including the most prestigious prize. The film is competing for Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing.
The 2025 summer blockbuster, starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Javier Bardem, follows Soony Hayes’ (Pitt) return to Formula 1 to race for a struggling team. Tensions flare between Hayes and his teammate, Joshua Pierce (Idris), as the two try to prove themselves on the track.
The movie hit theaters on June 27 and went on to gross $631 million worldwide. It was written and directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy), with Jerry Bruckheimer (Days of Thunder, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, National Treasure), Pitt, and Lewis Hamilton serving as producers.
“With F1, Joe, Jerry, Brad, Lewis, and the entire creative team delivered something only they could—the most authentic, visceral, and entertaining racing film ever made,” said Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video.
Filmmakers had unprecedented access to Formula 1 while making the movie, including permission to film at multiple circuits.
For Best Picture, F1: The Movie will be competing against:
For Best Sound:
For Best Editing:
For Best Visual Effects:
The 98th Academy Awards air on Sunday, March 15, starting at 7 PM EST on ABC.
Motor1’s Take: F1: The Movie might not have been the hardcore racing film we wanted, but it’s hard to deny the movie magic that went into putting audiences right into the action. It might not be Best Picture material, but creating the intense race scenes compiled from multiple sources, including real races, showcases the art of editing, with visual effects seamlessly blending it all together.
Sources:
Apple, Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science
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